Abstract:
A facility for storing a text capture data structure for a particular user is described. The data structure comprises a number of entries. Each entry corresponds to a text capture operation performed by the user from a rendered document. Each entry contains information specifying the text captured in the text capture operation.
Abstract:
A digital still camera capable of telecommunication includes a device which converts an optical image into a digital electromagnetic signal indicative of a still image, a receiver which receives an electromagnetic signal generated in accordance with a wireless telephone system, a modifying unit which modifies the electromagnetic signal into a digital electronic signal indicative of a still image, and a displaying device which alternatively displays a still image on the basis of the digital electronic signal from the converting device or from the modifying unit.
Abstract:
A system for processing text captured from rendered documents is described. The system receives a sequence of one or more words optically or acoustically captured from a rendered document by a user. The system identifies among words of the sequence a word with which an action has been associated. The system then performs the associated action with respect to the user.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosed innovations provide systems and methods for automatically locating and retrieving digital supplemental materials and counterparts of rendered documents. These systems and methods are especially useful when the provider or copyright holder of the digital document charges a fee for access to the digital materials. Some embodiments solve the technical problem of allowing a user to access restricted digital content associated with a rendered document via a search string captured from the rendered document. Some embodiments further provide automatic intermediation to gain access to protected digital materials.
Abstract:
One embodiment of a note association system provides a system and method for associating objects and graphical information with an image capture device or a processing device.
Abstract:
The invention is a system for automatically categorizing images from a user. The user may take images with a digital camera with image data stored along with the images. The image data may include location and times data. The location data may be provided through an installed GPS module. The user may transfer the images and image data to an image processing service. The image processing service may include a location database for pinpointing the specific or precise location that the image was captured. The image data may be used to categorize the images. Categorization may be configured in a user requested hierarchal organization scheme. Once the images are categorized, the picture processing service may present that information to the user in web page format.
Abstract:
A digital still camera capable of telecommunication includes a device which converts an optical image into a digital electromagnetic signal indicative of a still image, a receiver which receives an electromagnetic signal generated in accordance with a wireless telephone system, a modifying unit which modifies the electromagnetic signal into a digital electronic signal indicative of a still image, and for a device which alternatively displays a still image on the basis of the digital electronic signal from the converting device or from the modifying unit
Abstract:
Image plus event information printing system, which comprises an image data inputting means for inputting a datum of original image, an event information database which memorizes the data of current and/or passing events information being sorted with one or more items, wherein one of the items consists of the occurrence time of the event, an event information retrieval means for extracting any event information within a predetermined range being in correlation to the time which is related to the original image, by retrieving from the sorted data in the event information database with using one or more of the items, an image editing means for preparing a datum of an image plus event information, from the datum of original image and the extracted event information, and a printing means for printing the image plus current events information in accordance with the datum prepared by the image editing means.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a system and method configured to distribute image effects for user experience events. In some implementation, a user experience event may include making one or more image effects available to one or more users via computing platform associated with the users. In some implementation, an image effect may include one or more of a filter, a sticker, an animation, a text, a video clip, a free form drawing, and/or other effects.
Abstract:
A computer-implemented method of acquiring electronic content for an augmented reality greeting card includes presenting, on a display screen of a mobile computing device that includes a camera, a camera viewer with an aspect ratio that matches an aspect ratio of a placeholder of a predefined greeting card template. A photograph with an aspect ratio that matches the aspect ratio of the placeholder is captured at a first resolution via the camera. A video is recorded via the camera at a second, lower resolution, where an aspect ratio of the recorded video matches the aspect ratio of the placeholder. The recorded video is uniquely associated with the captured photograph, and the captured photograph, the recorded video, and an indication of the unique association between the captured photograph and the recorded video are transmitted for receipt by a remote computer system via a transmitter of the mobile computing device.